Recently, we spoke with Jacob Jakuszeit, former Classified Senate Chair, about the campaign to unionize non-bargaining classified staff at Ohio
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OU workers fight for respect
Recently, we spoke with Jacob Jakuszeit, former Classified Senate Chair, about the campaign to unionize non-bargaining classified staff at Ohio
Continue readingOU staff fight for better wages and a union
Over the past year, non-bargaining classified staff at Ohio University (OU) have been waging a campaign to unionize with the
Continue readingBalance the budget; abolish OUPD
In light of the recent uprisings for Black lives, people everywhere are making new connections. Not only is police violence
Continue readingClass war at Ohio University, part 2: The battle of two budgets
Today, after five decades of union-busting, buy-offs, administrative bloat, budgetary sabotage, and intentional mismanagement, the capitalist elite’s plan of transforming
Continue readingCoronavirus and capitalist crisis in Athens County
This is a time of destruction. The coronavirus pandemic represents not just a public health crisis, but a crisis for
Continue readingClass war at Ohio University, part 1: From democratic dreams to neoliberal tyranny
The ongoing institutional meltdown of Ohio University (OU) is not just another ripple in the wake of the global COVID-19
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